Lady Twilight

I am grateful I can always go back to basics. What are you grateful for?

A lucite block marking my 25 years at NBC News.

A quarter-century with NBC News. See, Mom I CAN hold steady employment.

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

"You've been chosen," the spirit said.

"What?"

"Save the world, make it kinder, cleaner, safer."

"Me?"

"Yes."

"Alone?"

"We chose everyone."
#CrossRepost

Jenny Zappala presents Mutual Aid: What the Turtle Knows YouTube video by Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

www.youtube.com/live/bpEPw-A...

Just saw this posted on FB and had to share.

the professor in my real estate law class had to use the wayback machine for HUD pages on disability accommodations in housing for this week's unit on fair housing. grim.

Opinion | The new free speech crisis hiding in plain sight Through litigation and retaliation, the rich and powerful are waging a censorship campaign.

"The free speech crisis hiding in plain sight isn’t about whether individuals can ever criticize powerful figures — it’s about whether institutions can withstand the pressure to self-censor in the face of legal and political intimidation..."

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.

One word: Challenger

Billy Crystal's opening monologue to Fire Aid concert, which just started, is worth seeking out. It's in the moment. Honest. Spot on. If you have the link, pls post, thx.

#OnThisDay in 1700, an enormous quake struck the Pacific Northwest, creating a tsunami that slammed into Japan. https://historylink.org/File/5098

The Capitol Breach Cases page is now down, as predicted - that's why it was archived earlier this week. This page linked to over 1200 Jan 6 cases, with charging documents (indictments, statements of fact, sentencing memos, etc.). This material is still on PACER but is also saved as a collection. 1/

I got to explain the 14th amendment to my class today. Many didn’t know it was a reconstruction amendment. This is why one of the best things we can do is provide the history behind what leads to the madness. People truly don’t know.

PSA: If you're a #journalist, #scientist, #researcher, #activist, #healthcare worker, #climate activist or anyone else reliant on federal data, you need to be downloading what you need now. The administration has already begun silencing their public and press outreach.

Bishop Mariann Budde tells NPR 'I won't apologize' for sermon addressing Trump The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.

NPR Exclusive: The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.

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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.

(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)

On January 20th, 1986, national HUG day was started.
Now, a 10-second hug lowers blood pressure by increasing the feel-good hormone oxytocin and lowering the stress chemical cortiscal. Now you know why I give BIG HUG.

As the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Today and every day, I pledge to never silence my voice in the fight for what is right, and I will continue to march in the path he forged toward justice.

Happy MLK Day.

I know this sounds weak, I know it.

But kindness is one of the few things we carry that can make a difference for each other.

We can’t undo all this hate, but we can still make life a little easier for others.

Cleaning up after the LA wildfires is dangerous. Here's how to protect yourself The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

The ash and debris created during the burns could be loaded with dangerous materials. Experts suggest taking care.

A rubber chicken on a kitchen counter with a shocked look on its face as it is posed next to an image of a roasted turkey.

So I sez to da boid, I sez, "Dis is what happens to boids that don't pay up on time."

Me: Your brain needs rest! It's just as important as exercise! It's ... restercise!

My Infinitely Better Half™: Do not let that get out of the house. Kill it with fire.

Hi, newcomers from the Other Site. You don't need to bring hashtags over here with you. It's better without them.